Wilson of Kendal Limited
Registered name: WILSON OF KENDAL LIMITED
Wilson of Kendal Limited made £13.5m revenue and £1.3m profit in the year to 31 Mar 2025.
Wilson of Kendal Limited’s revenue grew 65% to £13.5m in the year to 31 Mar 2025, with £1.3m profit and 50 employees. The company is classified under “freight transport by road” and is based in Kendal; we hold 2 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kendal, North West
- Age
- 15 yrs · since 2011
- Type
- Private Limited Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 29 Feb 2024 | 31 Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||
| Revenue (turnover) | £8.2m | £13.5m |
| Cost of sales | £5.4m | £10.4m |
| Gross profit | £2.8m | £3.1m |
| Operating profit | £2.6m | £2.4m |
| Profit before tax | £2.6m | £2.2m |
| Profit after tax | £1.9m | £1.3m |
| Profit (best available) | £1.9m | £1.3m |
| Staff costs | £2m | £2.2m |
| Employees (average) | 51 | 50 |
| Ratios | ||
| Profit margin | 23.7% | 9.8% |
| Gross margin | 34.5% | 22.8% |
| Revenue per employee | £160k | £270k |
| Profit per employee | £38k | £26.4k |
| Cash conversion | −59.4% | −114.9% |
| Growth (year on year) | ||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲65% |
| Profit growth | — | ▼32% |
| Headcount growth | — | ▼2% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||
| Cash at bank | £3.5m | £1.7m |
| Net assets | £5m | £6.3m |
| Fixed assets | £2.2m | £4.9m |
| Current assets | £5.7m | £4.9m |
| Debtors | £1.3m | £1.8m |
| Cash from operations | −£1.6m | −£2.7m |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Nov 2025 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 9.8%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 22.8%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £270k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £26.4k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- −114.9%
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 36%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- —
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 13.4%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲26%
- Now £6.3m
- Cash at bank
- ▼52%
- Now £1.7m
- Headcount
- ▼2%
- Now 50
- Deferred income
- —
- Now —
- Fixed assets
- ▲119%
- Now £4.9m
Group structure
Subsidiaries (1)
- A & F Grant LimitedFigures not disclosed
From the Persons with Significant Control register (corporate controllers only).
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 31 Mar 2025 (profit £1.3m), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Nov 2025. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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